DIY Macrame Tutorial - How to Make Your Own Driftwood!
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2024
- Edit: I will be testing out a few products that will serve as a more eco-friendly alternative to bleach. Stay tuned for updates. Thank you!
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Today I will show you how to make your own driftwood! Please see below for item details and written instructions.
Items Required:
- Inflatable pool (I purchased mine at Canadian Tire) OR bucket - I could not find a bucket big enough to hold a few of my larger pieces of driftwood so I used an inflatable pool
- Bleach
- Fine sand paper (I purchased mine at Home Depot)
I would recommend trying to find branches that have little to no bark left on them. I took a walk through a few parks in the area and found some branches that were suitable.
I found a few longer sticks that I broke into 2 or 3 pieces so that I could use them for smaller wall hangings. Let’s get started!
Step 1 - Clean
Set up your inflatable pool or bucket. Add some dish soap to the water. You don’t have to add an exact amount - just enough so that some bubbles start to form in the water. The dish soap will help to take off any extra bark and oils/residue on the outside and in the cracks of the sticks.
Use something heavy to hold the sticks underwater (I’m using a cooler). Leave the sticks in the soapy water for 1-2 days.
Step 2 - Bleach
Refill your pool/bucket with new water and add bleach for a deeper cleanse. The bleach will help to lighten the colour of the sticks to make them look exactly like driftwood taken right off the beach! I added 2 cups of bleach.
Leave the sticks in the bleach solution for 2-3 days.
Let your sticks dry in the sun for 4-5 days. The sun will try the sticks and bleach the colour further.
Step 3 - Sand
Last step - sand down your sticks so that they are smooth to the touch. I also like to sand down the ends so that the corners are rounded to make them look exactly like driftwood!
I’ll show you the difference between the 3 pieces I sanded vs. the 3 pieces I didn’t. The pieces I sanded are much smoother to the touch and the edges are rounded. The 3 pieces I didn’t sand are rough and the edges are sharp.
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Wow!! I was brushing every driftwood in the laundery... your way is great!!! Thanks a lot!! 🌻❤
Lol your dog was cracking me up. Love it
Glad to see a face behind lots of knots :) well done
YES! I have been looking for a tutorial on how to make my own driftwood for a year now and I finally got the answer from you. Can't thank you enough! Have a great day . Hugs from the southeast coast of Florida🌴😎💙😎🌴
Thats very specific!
WOAH very nice result. Thank you for sharing, that's a good tip
Instructions: "Let sticks dry out in the sun for 4 to 5 days"
Me: *cries in western europe*
Me: *Cries in Australia being so smokey we havent had sun in a few months*
Lol same
Me not crying in southern Europe
Me crying in the winter of New England region
Put them in the oven at 200°F and check every few hours. :)
very useful, I like all of your tutorials!
Thanks so much for this video! Found a great stick today but didn’t know how to make it work. Great dog!
Thank you so much for this wonderful idea....
Thank you for this tutorial! I’m landlocked so finding driftwood is a no go but this process worked great. Instead of a pool I found a plastic planter on Amazon to use (I was only doing one stick) and it worked great with less space.
You could also try one of those kids' pools, the blue round ones that you might find at Dollar stores closer to summer. :)
Thank you so much for sharing this video!!!
oh my god...absolutely love this video was so cute to watch and easy to do..Thankyou for this :)
Thank you
I’ve been looking for this.
I love this video. Thank you so much! Lovely place and dog :)
Thank you! The closest beach to me is (at least) 9 hours away, so this is amazingly helpful! Looks like the real thing. DEFINITELY going to try this!😃
Perfect for my mirror project! Will send you pic when it’s done
Thank you! Your instructions saved me a lot of trouble & expense trying to make a curtain valance rod for our Mermaid Stained Glass window in our beach home. Long driftwood pieces are very hard to find along the Galveston TX beach because of the wave action. Most of the driftwood in is pieces 3-6 inches long & encrusted with sand, seaweed & "mystery" substances.
"Mystery" substances 😅😅😅 love this
Great idea. Looks like your buddy wanted to play fetch with those sticks.
This was so helpful! I live in the city and by a park so I needed a method of doing this as I do not have access to driftwood atm. Thank you! xo
Your dog...... Just throw me a stick MUM 🤣🤣🤣
It was very useful. Thanks a lot.
I will try, thanks for sharing:)
Love it. ❤️
I was so concerned that your dog would drink out of that water you prepared. Hope you two are happy than ever! Cheers from Greece.
Same!!! I came just to find this comment lol
@@babethebuilder1 ME TOO! lol
Brilliant ❤
awesome, thanks!
Your dobie is gorgeous!!!!
Going to try to let you know when I do it
Great job. I've been bleaching some lake driftwood with good and not so good results. My colorful, resinous pieces lost some of their beauty color. Some color came back after pressure washing with an electric washer. Actually, I think I'm okay with just the pressure washing. This makes things a lot easier.
Thanks for the video! I recently watched another tutorial on preparing actual driftwood, and at the end she sprays it with rust-oleum clear matte spray. Have you heard of doing that? Have you ever done it? I started and it looks like it's changing the look of my wood
Muito obrigada!!!😍 Thank you!! 🌿
lovely...Thank you...
Thank you for sharing your expertise! I have a follow up question, if you use bleach to clean the driftwood how do you drain the water? I wouldn't want it to drain the water in the yard where it could enter water systems and cause environmental damage.
Fantastic video! Your instructions are so clear and most helpful, thank you!
Awesome! So glad the video is helpful :)
que maravilha, tenho pensado nestes dias como fazer exactamente esta operação ligada aos troncos de madeira e agora seu vídeo e sinto que o universo me ouviu, obrigada para você também
Dog be like "throw one allready !!! Stop being a tease! "
thanku
I appreciate this tutorial so much! Your dog is so much more emotionally mature than mine 🤣
Love this, thank you. How on earth did your dog have the self discipline to keep away from the water and the sticks? It must have been torture for him!
Your work is truly amazing and you a great teacher. I am curious how you determine the prices of your pieces? I am just starting to sell my work and I just want to be sure Im not over or under pricing.
Thanks for the tutorial. My driftwood will be for my fish tanks but getting the bark off is the hardest part for me. Using fruit trees and the bark is more attached than say cottonwood which can be stripped by hand. Also you have a great narrative voice, very clear and easy to understand. :)
I love your dog, it’s rare you still see Doberman’s with a snipped tail 🖤
coz in many countries its illegal
@@maxiberlincom as it should be too
I have a wet log I got from the woods that looks awesome but its rotting is there something I can do to stop it from flaking to make it a piece od driftwood and use for wall art?
I love this! Thank you! I'm almost out of low branches on my cedar tree. Are there any sticks to avoid (like Pine)?
.... Also, good thing you have a Dobie and not a retreiver lol
Thx
Hello thanks so much for your video
Please wat can i do? The stick of mi macrame breack.
Can you el my wat can i do?
Great video, the finished branches look so beautiful! If my branches do still have bark on them, should I remove it before starting?
I would like to know this too
Actually I just found an article that says to scrape off bark with wire brush occasionally as they are soaking and get softer
www.craftiments.com/2012/06/diy-driftwood-tutorial.html?m=1#:~:text=%20DIY%20Driftwood%20Tutorial%20%201%20First%20collect,garden%20hose%20that%20was%20sitting%20out...%20More%20
This is a great idea, however, where do you dump the bleach water?
podes dizer que produto colocaste na água? obrigada
Hi. It was nice seeing you in the video. Thanks so much for this great info. Who knew? Would you suggest using some bleach on natural driftwood to clean it? I never know how to clean it besides water. Thank you. 😃🙋
No problem! Yes you could use either dish soap or bleach to clean but just keep in mind that the bleach will lighten up the driftwood a bit! :)
@@LotsofKnotsCanada Thanks again! Have a great week! 😊
Can i use it for my aquascape then??
So the longer u leave the driftwood in the bleach water the whiter it will get ?!???....I left mine in for a few hours and the turnout is yellow ...I'm going to attempt a few days and hopefully they get white
How do you do it in winter ? Do you do it Still ?
Is there any way to make the driftwood without using soap and bleach? I don't want to pour bleach water onto the grass in my yard because it may kill the grass - plus, I have a cat who may drink the water, and, I wouldn't want her to get bleach poisoning or any kind of poisoning from the soapy water! Hope there are alternatives. 😀
What if you put sticks in the dishwasher? Has anyone tried that?
What type of sand paper?
Wouldn't this release chemicals?
Uh, we have to let the stick dry out for 46 days?
Jajaja ése ayudante como da vueltas. ....
I heard using any soap is bad for sticks
Branches
Did the dog drink the bleach water?
👏👏👏👏👏👏😍
Can't we use the wood just as is?
Safaa Saad of course you can.. She's just showing you how to make it look like driftwood
@@goldblooded283 Thank you, was worried if the bark will break out.
Can you put that in aquariums?
Mike Xorcist I wouldn't if you added bleach to the water
I would spray it with a wood sealant before putting it back in water and ask a pet store if it will harm the fish
Domg
This is one of the most useful video ever! (Also, your dog cracked me up). Thank you for the writing instructions as well but at step 2 I understood to let them dry forty five days days (instead of four to five :D). Does it have to be bleach, though? Bleach is super ultra bad for the environment. Could vinegar look maybe? Or, using the opposite, baking soda? (I use baking soda when I do my laundry to keep the white white - well, to keep the colors whatever they are).
Thank you! Haha yes she was pretty funny!
I will have to try with vinegar or baking soda - those are both great ideas.
Thanks for the support!
@@LotsofKnotsCanada Feel free to do a follow up video if the vinegar or the baking soda (not both at the same time, obviously) works! ;)
@@LotsofKnotsCanada Another reason why I can't use this technique I just remember last night (which is half why I hardly have any bleach at home) is that I have 2 cats at home. We all know how cats react to bleach ; for those who don't, it makes them go crazy. Like a high junkie, rolling around in it like they're having a seizure, if they could drink it they would. And that's the heart of the issue because you're leaving your bleach bath out for days, no way you can keep it under constant surveillance that long (even with a helping dog ;) ). I really hope you didn't poisoned your neighbours' cats...
Ten pes je z těch klacků dost nervozní😂
@@Meanne77 Cats smells everything before testing it, they are so smart they will never harm themselves, Your cat must be on vodka!
Doggy wants you to throw a stick!
Who is here from the aquarium hobby?
He wants to know why you are putting all his sticks in the water
Gosh she looks healthy.
Poor doggie looks like he'd love a stick